The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

by David Alley
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Season 1

2 Chronicles 32 - Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah |Bible Podcast, David Alley,Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 32, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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Apr 21, 2023
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2 Chronicles 31 -Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover |Bible Podcast, David Alley,Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 31, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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Apr 20, 2023
13:56

2 Chronicles 30 - Hezekiah's Religious Reforms | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 30, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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Apr 19, 2023
10:45

2 Chronicles 29 - Hezekiah's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 29, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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Apr 18, 2023
16:16

2 Chronicles 28 - Ahaz's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 28, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
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Apr 17, 2023
16:00

2 Chronicles 27 - Jotham's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 27, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 27 we have a very short chapter about King Jotham. Its says very little other than that he followed in the ways of the Lord and did a few things. One question remains, If Jotham followed in the ways of the Lord, why did he only reign sixteen years? This means he died at 41. We don’t know the answer to this.. The Chronicler seems only to care about what mattered to the Lord, so nothing much about this king is said at all. This reminds us of a famous poem by CT STudd, and here is the first section. “Two little lines I heard one day, Travelling along life’s busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart; Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last. All that is recorded about Jotham is effectively his relationship to the Lord. All that matters is what he did for Christ so to speak. And the same is all that matters for us.
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Apr 16, 2023
6:01

2 Chronicles 26 - Uzziah's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 26, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 26 we meed Uzziah, who was one of the good kings. Uzziah has increasing success, and gradually he starts to regain the land that was originally thiers, and surrounding nations begin to pay tribute as during the time of David. Because he puts the Lord first things begin to work out. Sadly, success changes people, and it changed Uzziah. He became proud and began to think he could do whatever he wanted. If you dream about doing better in life, you will often seek the Lord to bring you there, but the same thing can take you away from the Lord when you get it. This is undoubtedly why the Lord sometimes doesn’t answer prayers. He is thinking of your eternal welfare. The Lord disciplines Uzziah with leprosy. Today, leprosy is what we call Hansen’s disease, a flesh rotting disease which we can now treat with medicine. But leprosy in biblical times could have been that, or other skin diseases also. So there is now a co-regency with Uzziah and his son Jotham. So the son and the father reign at the same time. This is actually supposed to be how the kingdom of God works. We are called to rule and reign with Christ, in a co-regency. Except that is it us who are the diseased and leprous ones, depending on the mercy of God all the while.
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Apr 15, 2023
11:23

2 Chronicles 25 - Amaziah's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 25, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah followed the Lord, but Not with a perfect heart - That’s pretty much summarizes most believers. It is worth nothing that there is a difference between having a perfect heart, and perfect deeds. You can have a heart after the Lord, but not do things perfectly as David did, or have a heart that is not perfect. A mixed up heart follows many other things too. One of Amaziah’s lunatic actions was after defeating the Edomites, to take their gods and worship them. This brought the Lord’s rebuke. It was lunacy to think you could worship the gods of people you have conquered. They were not able to save their own people, so why would you worship them. The logic here is that they apparently turned on their own people and handed them over. There is a precedent for this when Yahweh handed the Israelites over to the Philistines and didn't fight for them. However the Philistines didn’t worship Yahweh but took the ark away as a trophy, not for adoration. But here Amaziah worships it… so he seems to have stopped thinking logically. Amaziah felt proud that he had won a victory and must have thought he could now conquer the northern nation. Pride comes before a fall. Amaziah is the second of the kings to be killed by others. In the northern nation we saw kings regularly killed, and they were succeeded by a new dynasty. In the south, there are several times the kings are killed, but their own children succeed them. The line of David, leading to Jesus continues. It's remarkable that this line seems so tentative and yet it succeeds in lasting. The Lord’s promises can seem so tentative too, and yet miraculously can survive.
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Apr 14, 2023
14:34

The Bible: 2 Chronicles Chapter 24

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 24, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 24 we discuss King Joash and consider what he did in repairing the temple, and the Jehoash tablet. The big influence on Joash’s life is Jehoiada. Jehoiada lives twice as long as most people at his own time. David lived 70, Solomon maybe from 56 to 60, Others like Rehoboam 59 etc. When he died scripture says he was buried among the kings, but later when Joash dies, he isn’t buried among the kings. Effectively the good rule of Joash, is the rule of Jehoiada and Jehoida is honoured because of this. Later when Jehoiada is dead, Joash changes. He ends up killing the son of the the man who raised him and gave him his wives, putting him on the throne. This is a shocking turn of events. Then the Chronicler describes how Joash is himself killed in turn. Finally, we note that Joash is also one of 4 kings omitted by Matthew in the genealogy of Christ. All 4 of them were not good kings.
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Apr 13, 2023
13:46

2 Chronicles 23 - Joash's Reign in Judah | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 2 Chronicles Chapter 23, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 2 Chronicles 23 Jehoida initiates a coup to put Joash on the throne. Usually a coup is to take power, but in this case it was to re-establish the rightful power. This was a brave move for a priest. Scripture says he “strengthened himself” and in other versions “showed his strength,” or “took courage.” Either way, he did a brave thing in organising a coup. It could well have resulted in the loss of his life, but the Lord was with him. It’s time to take courage, show your strength and in doing so strengthen yourself. Notably under Athaliah, prior to the coup, there was a house of Baal in Jerusalem. Can you believe a temple to Baal was built in Jerusalem? Under Joash with Jehoiada’s guidance this is removed. In Judah at the time, one of the struggles was polytheism of a type. It wasn’t that people didn’t believe in Yahweh, but that they believed in both Baal and Yahweh. This type of thing happens in India when Jesus is preached, because he is simply added to the collection of gods that Hindu people believe in. When I was in India, we visited the Mt of St Thomas, and also the Cathedral of St Thomas in Santhome, Chennai, where people were worshipping the statue of Thomas. They saw him as a saint, like a kind of god to be worshipped alongside other Indian Hindu gods. But this displeases the Lord. He becomes jealous of this type of thing. So when something stands in the place of God, and we remove it, this represents real progress. What stands in the place of God in your life? It is worth noting, that with every king of Judah there is a designated set of things they say about them, such as their age when they reigned, for how long, who their mother was etc. The standard things are not said about Athaliah, giving us the clear idea that she was not considered a real ruler.
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Apr 12, 2023
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